On Monday, the Buffalo Bills began their voluntary offseason conditioning program. It presented the first opportunity for players to engage with new head coach Sean McDermott and the entire coaching staff and become familiar with one another.

The roster at these workouts will be significantly larger in just over a month, though, as the 2017 NFL draft will bring rookies and undrafted free agents along with some veteran signings to the roster.

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Quarterback Tyrod Taylor spoke to the media about a variety of topics, including his thoughts on the wide receiver position, a spot many believe to be in need of a major upgrade despite a handful of free agent signings.

“Adding playmakers is never a bad thing, regardless of who we have. I mean, this team is built around competing, so we’re definitely going to have to compete to get that No. 2 spot (Wide receiver) and it’s going to be all around the board, not just at wide receiver but at all positions and I think that drives the best out of players,” Taylor said. “It drives the best out of me. In the wide receivers room right now we have guys that are very capable of going out and making plays on a consistent basis, but adding another talent wouldn’t be a bad thing as well.”

The Bills wide receiver depth chart consistents of players that were low-round draft picks or undrafted free agents with the exception of Sammy Watkins. Buffalo needed to address the lack of true talent at the No. 2 spot even before losing Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin in free agency, but now, the issue is more pressing.

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The NFL draft is approaching and many have Clemson’s Mike Williams or Western Michigan’s Corey Davis pegged to the Bills at No. 10 overall. However, they aren’t limited to the first round, as they could likely find a quality starter as late as the third round of this year’s class.

Taylor was heavily criticized last year for his play, most of it coming while throwing to a ragtag group of receivers with Watkins on Injured Reserve. So he knows first-hand just how much the team needs a complementary weapon in the offense, and while he thinks highly of everyone that’s in the position room now, there’s always room to bring on more talented players.

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